Since 1972-73, Nate Archibald has played the most minutes per game in a season with 46.0 minutes per game in 1972-73.

Interpreted as:

NBA highest season mpg with a minimum of 57.4 games played per 82 team games by a player from 1973

	NAME	MPG	SEASON	TM	GP	PPG	RPG	APG	SPG	BPG	FGM	FGA	FG%	3PM	3PA	3P%	FTM	FTA	FT%	TS%	OREB	DREB	TPG	MIN	PTS	REB	AST	STL	BLK	TOV	PF	+/-
1	Nate Archibald N. Archibald	46.0	1972-73	KCO	80	34.0	2.8	11.4			12.9	26.3	48.8				8.3	9.8	84.7	55.5				3,681	2,719	223	910				207
2	Elvin Hayes E. Hayes	44.5	1973-74	CAP	81	21.4	18.1	2.0	1.1	3.0	8.5	20.1	42.3				4.4	6.1	72.1	47.0	4.4	13.7		3,602	1,735	1,463	163	86	240		252
3	Truck Robinson T. Robinson	44.4	1977-78	NOJ	82	22.7	15.7	2.1	0.9	1.0	9.1	20.5	44.4				4.5	7.0	64.0	48.1	3.6	12.1	3.7	3,638	1,862	1,288	171	73	79	301	265
4	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	43.8	1973-74	MIL	81	27.0	14.5	4.8	1.4	3.5	11.7	21.7	53.9				3.6	5.2	70.2	56.4	3.5	11.0		3,548	2,191	1,178	386	112	283		238
5	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	43.7	2001-02	PHI	60	31.4	4.5	5.5	2.8	0.2	11.1	27.8	39.8	1.3	4.5	29.1	7.9	9.8	81.2	48.9	0.7	3.8	4.0	2,622	1,883	269	331	168	13	237	102	+278
6	Nate Thurmond N. Thurmond	43.3	1972-73	GSW	79	17.1	17.1	3.5			6.5	14.7	44.6				4.0	5.6	71.8	49.9				3,419	1,349	1,349	280				240
7	Wilt Chamberlain W. Chamberlain	43.2	1972-73	LAL	82	13.2	18.6	4.5			5.2	7.1	72.7				2.8	5.5	51.0	68.9				3,542	1,084	1,526	365				191
8	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	43.2	1974-75	BUF	82	34.5	14.1	2.2	1.1	2.1	13.4	26.1	51.2				7.8	9.7	80.5	56.9	3.7	10.3		3,539	2,831	1,155	179	92	174		278
9	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	43.1	2005-06	PHI	72	33.0	3.2	7.4	1.9	0.1	11.3	25.3	44.7	1.0	3.1	32.3	9.4	11.5	81.4	54.3	0.6	2.6	3.4	3,103	2,377	232	532	140	10	248	121	-3
10	Latrell Sprewell L. Sprewell	43.1	1993-94	GSW	82	21.0	4.9	4.7	2.2	0.9	7.5	17.3	43.3	1.7	4.8	36.1	4.3	5.6	77.4	53.2	1.0	3.9	2.8	3,533	1,720	401	385	180	76	226	158
11	Anthony Mason A. Mason	43.1	1996-97	CHA	73	16.2	11.4	5.7	1.0	0.5	5.9	11.3	52.5	0.0	0.0	33.3	4.4	5.9	74.5	58.5	2.5	8.8	2.3	3,143	1,186	829	414	76	33	165	202	+118
12	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	43.0	1973-74	BUF	74	30.6	15.1	2.3	1.2	3.3	12.2	22.3	54.7				6.2	7.8	79.3	59.4	3.8	11.3		3,185	2,261	1,117	170	88	246		252
13	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	42.8	1972-73	MIL	76	30.2	16.1	5.0			12.9	23.3	55.4				4.3	6.1	71.3	58.0				3,254	2,292	1,224	379				208
14	Adrian Dantley A. Dantley	42.7	1980-81	UTA	80	30.7	6.4	4.0	1.4	0.2	11.4	20.3	55.9	0.0	0.1	28.6	7.9	9.8	80.6	62.2	2.4	4.0	3.5	3,417	2,452	509	322	109	18	282	245
15	Bob McAdoo B. McAdoo	42.7	1975-76	BUF	78	31.1	12.4	4.0	1.2	2.1	12.0	24.6	48.7				7.2	9.4	76.2	54.2	3.1	9.3		3,328	2,427	965	315	93	160		298
16	Glen Rice G. Rice	42.6	1996-97	CHA	79	26.8	4.0	2.0	0.9	0.3	9.1	19.2	47.7	2.6	5.6	47.0	5.9	6.8	86.7	60.5	0.8	3.2	2.2	3,362	2,115	318	160	72	26	177	190	+176
17	LeBron James L. James	42.5	2005-06	CLE	79	31.4	7.0	6.6	1.6	0.8	11.1	23.1	48.0	1.6	4.8	33.5	7.6	10.3	73.8	56.8	0.9	6.1	3.3	3,361	2,478	556	521	123	66	260	181	+275
18	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	42.5	2002-03	PHI	82	27.6	4.2	5.5	2.7	0.2	9.8	23.7	41.4	1.0	3.7	27.7	7.0	9.0	77.4	50.0	0.8	3.4	3.5	3,485	2,262	344	454	225	13	286	149	+184
19	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	42.5	2006-07	TOT	65	26.3	3.0	7.2	1.9	0.2	8.9	20.2	44.2	1.0	3.0	31.5	7.5	9.4	79.5	54.0	0.4	2.6	4.1	2,761	1,709	193	468	123	13	268	95	-8
20	LeBron James L. James	42.4	2004-05	CLE	80	27.2	7.4	7.2	2.2	0.7	9.9	21.1	47.2	1.4	3.9	35.1	6.0	8.0	75.0	55.4	1.4	6.0	3.3	3,388	2,175	588	577	177	52	262	146	+152
21	Spencer Haywood S. Haywood	42.3	1972-73	SEA	77	29.2	12.9	2.5			11.5	24.3	47.6				6.1	7.3	83.9	53.2				3,259	2,251	995	196				213
22	Allen Iverson A. Iverson	42.3	2004-05	PHI	75	30.7	4.0	7.9	2.4	0.1	10.3	24.2	42.4	1.4	4.5	30.8	8.7	10.5	83.5	53.2	0.7	3.3	4.6	3,174	2,302	299	596	180	9	344	140	+12
23	Gilbert Arenas G. Arenas	42.3	2005-06	WAS	80	29.3	3.5	6.1	2.0	0.3	9.3	20.9	44.7	2.5	6.8	36.9	8.2	10.0	82.0	58.1	0.7	2.8	3.7	3,384	2,346	280	484	161	25	297	286	+204
24	Mike Riordan M. Riordan	42.3	1972-73	BAL	82	18.1	4.9	5.2			8.0	15.6	51.0				2.2	2.7	82.1	54.0				3,466	1,483	404	426				216
25	Kareem Abdul-Jabbar K. Abdul-Jabbar	42.3	1974-75	MIL	65	30.0	14.0	4.1	1.0	3.3	12.5	24.4	51.3				5.0	6.6	76.3	55.0	3.0	11.0		2,747	1,949	912	264	65	212		205